Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker is Wednesday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Wednesday, June 9.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 12.7 |
| 2 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.4 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Brandon 3868 | pi sp | mil nl | 10.4 |
| 4 | deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 10.0 |
| 5 | Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 |
| 6 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 8.4 |
| 7 | Wheeler, Zack 3204 | pi sp | phi nl | 8.4 |
| 8 | Darvish, Yu 3003 | pi sp | sd nl | 7.7 |
| 9 | Lynn, Lance 2992 | pi sp | chi al | 7.7 |
| 10 | Scherzer, Max 2588 | pi sp | dc nl | 7.7 |
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Also Wednesday, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole earned American League Player of the Day honors, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings and Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rose to fifth place in season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors.
Player of the Day—Walker struck out nine over seven innings, allowing one run, five hits and one walk, in the 14-1 win over the Orioles.
Walker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, giving him 6.7 for the season, 16th among all players and 10th among National League pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole struck out nine over six innings, allowing two runs, five hits and no walks, in the 9-6 win over the Twins.
Cole earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 12.4 for the season, maintaining his second-place spot in Box-Toppers season player rankings, behind overall leader Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow (12.7). Cole also ranks second among AL pitchers behind Glasnow.
Cole also now has 112.9 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 60th among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. With his 1.7 points earned Wednesday, he passes Kevin Brown (112.8) on the “all-time” list and now trails 59th-ranked player Sammy Sosa (113.2). Cole ranks 16th among active players in career points, sixth among active AL pitchers.
National League Batter of the Day—Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals hit two home runs and went 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in three runs, in the 9-7, 11-inning win over the Rays.
American League Batter of the Day—Nate Lowe of the Rangers hit a game-tying, 10th-inning, pinch-hit sacrifice fly and then scored the walk-off winning run in the 11th inning, in the 4-3, 11-inning win over the Giants. Lowe went 0-for-0, scoring once and driving in one run.
Lowe was the only AL batter who earned Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Rankings—Athletics pitcher Sean Manaea rises to fifth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Manaea (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 3K W in the 4-0 win over the Diamondbacks) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 8.7 for the season. He ranks third among AL pitchers behind Tyler Glasnow of the Rays (12.7) and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees (12.4).
Notable—Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright now has 133.3 career Box-Toppers points after earning Player of the Game honors Wednesday.
Wainwright (7IP 3H 2R 0BB 6K W in the 8-2 in over the Indians) ranks 34th among all players in career points since tracking began in 1995. He trails 33rd-ranked player Jason Giambi (133.4). Wainwright ranks 10th among active players in career points, fifth among active NL pitchers.
Wainwright has 3.0 Box-Toppers points in 2021, 39th among NL pitchers.
Scoring—Walker earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Cole earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Zimmerman and Lowe each earn 1.5 points for being their league’s Batter of the Day. All of Wednesday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Box-Toppers Player of the Game winners
Here is the top player from each of the day’s games listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG).| 6/9 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +8.0 | NYM 14, BAL 1 | Taijuan Walker, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| +6.0 | STL 8, CLE 2 | Adam Wainwright, (W 4‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| AL | +6.0 | NYY 9, MIN 6 | Gerrit Cole, (W 7‑3) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| +6.0 | HOU 8, BOS 3 | Cristian Javier, (S 1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +6.0 | PHI 2, ATL 1 | Ranger Suárez, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +5.0 | OAK 4, ARI 0 | Sean Manaea, (W 5‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| +4.0 | `CHC 3, SD 1 | Jake Arrieta | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +3.2 | LAA 6, KC 1 | Griffin Canning, (W 5‑4) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| BAT | +3.0 | WSH 9, TB 7 (F/11) | Ryan Zimmerman, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +3.0 | COL 4, MIA 3 | Austin Gomber, (W 5‑5) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| +2.1 | LAD 2, PIT 1 | Victor González, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| BAT | +2.0 | TEX 4, SF 3 (F/11) | Nate Lowe, PH‑1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +2.0 | SEA 9, DET 6 (F/11) | JT Chargois, (W 1‑0, BS 2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| +2.0 | TOR 6, CHW 2 | Tyler Chatwood, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 7, MIL 3 | Tyler Stephenson, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s Player of the Game winners
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 12.4 | 19.8 | 83.5 | 112.9 | +5.0 |
| Manaea, Sean 3637 | pi sp | oak al | 8.7 | 10.7 | 37.2 | 37.2 | +6.7 |
| Walker, Taijuan 3453 | pi sp | nym nl | 6.7 | 12.7 | 25.4 | 39.1 | +0.7 |
| Gomber, Austin 3985 | pi sp | col nl | 6.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +5.0 |
| Javier, Cristian 4290 | pi sp | hou al | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | +3.0 |
| Wainwright, Adam 2150 | pi sp | stl nl | 3.0 | 6.7 | 31.5 | 133.3 | ‑0.7 |
| Canning, Griffin 4134 | pi sp | ana al | 3.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | +1.0 |
| Zimmerman, Ryan 2180 | 1b | dc nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 70.2 | +3.0 |
| Suarez, Ranger 4228 | pi mr cp | phi nl | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +3.0 |
| Arrieta, Jake 2738 | pi sp | chi nl | 2.0 | 4.0 | 36.1 | 95.9 | +0.0 |
| Stephenson, Tyler 4384 | ca ph | cin nl | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Lowe, Nate 4340 | 1b dh ph | tex al | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
| Chatwood, Tyler 2856 | pi mr sp cp | tor al | 1.0 | 4.7 | 24.1 | 33.8 | ‑2.7 |
| Gonzalez, Victor 4313 | pi mr | lad nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Chargois, JT 3736 | pi mr cp | sea al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
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